WORKING WITH WARNER MUSIC
19TH OF OCTOBER 2020
EXCITING NEW THINGS
TODAY I APPLIED FOR AN INCREDIBLE OPPORTUNITY: TO INTERN FOR THE ONE AND ONLY WARNER MUSIC. THIS WOULD BE AN INCREDIBLE OPPORTUNITY BECAUSE I HAVE NEVER WORKED FOR A COMPANY BEFORE IN THIS WAY - JUST FOR INDIVIDUAL PEOPLE OR SMALL ORGANISATIONS. I REALLY WANT TO GAIN THE EXPERIENCE OF WORKING IN A PROFESSIONAL ENVIRONMENT OF THIS TYPE. THE TYPE OF PRESSURE WILL BE DIFFERENT, AS I WILL BE RESPONDING TO A WHOLE TEAM OF PEOPLE, BUT I AM SO READY FOR IT. I ALSO WILL GET TO WORK IN DIFFERENT MEDIUMS AND EXPAND ON MY GRAPHIC, FASHION, AND DIGITAL DESIGN, WHICH IS SOMETHING THAT I WANT TO CARRY INTO MY OWN PERSONAL PRACTICE. I ALSO HAVE ALWAYS WNATED TO FIND A WAY TO WORK WITH MUSIC, BUT I HAVE NO MUSICAL EXPERIENCE. THEREFORE, I HAVE BEEN ON THE LOOK-OUT FOR THINGS THAT WOULD BE ABLE TO BRIDGE MY TYPE OF WORK WITH THE MUSICAL WORLD. NO TONLY THAT, BUT I WOULD ALSO BE ABLE TO EXAPND ON MY KNOWLEDGE OF FASHION AND THEIR TRENDS. I REALLY REALLY REALLY HOPE I GET THIS INTERNSHIP!
2ND OF NOVEMBER 2020
WANTED
WARNER HAS HIRED ME FOR THIS INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITY!!! I AM BEYOND BEYONF EXCITED, I CAN'T EVEN EXPLAIN IT. I AM JUST SO READY FOR ALL THE THINGS THAT I AM GOING TO LEARN BY DOING THIS. I WANT TO START IMMEDIATELY.
I HAVE A SCHEDULED MEETING WITH SOPHIE (SHE/HER) ON THE 4TH OF NOVEMBER TO DISCUSS OVER THE DETAILS OF WHAT THE PLACEMENT ENTAILS. I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO IT!
4TH OF NOVEMBER 2020
MEETING SOPHIE
AFTER SPEAKING TO SOPHIE, I FIND MYSELF EVEN MORE EXCITED THAN BEFORE. SHE EXPLAINED THAT THE INTERNSHIP WOULD BE FOR TWENTY DAYS, AND THAT I WOULD BE PAYED FOR MY TIME WORKING WITH THEM. THAT IF I WANTED TO WORK FOR MORE, WE COULD DISCUSS IT TOWARS THE END OF THOSE TWENTY DAYS. SHE SAID THAT THE TOAL DAYS DON'T NEED TO BE WORKED CONSECUTIVELY, AND THAT I CAN CHOOSE WHEN TO WORK ON A BRIEF AND WHEN NOT TO. SHE ALSO EXPLAINED THAT EVRY JOB WILL BE DIFFERENT, BUT THAT IT WILL ALL HAVE TO DO WITH FASHION TRENDS + DESIGN, AS WELL AS GRAPHIC DESIGN. I ASKED WHEN I COULD START, BECAUSE I WANT TO START AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. SHE RESPONDED SAYING THAT SHE IS CURRENTLY WORKING WITH THE GRATEFUL DEAD, AND TAHT SHE WILL SEE IF SHE CAN PUT ME ON THAT PROJECT, BUT THAT IT WILL BE MORE LIKELY THAT I START IN THE NEW YEAR. I SAID OKAY, WHENEVER IS BEST, AND THAT SHE'LL CONFIRM WITH ME LATER.
IN COMPLETE HONESTY IT'S PROBABLY BEST THAT I DO NOT START WORKING WITH WARNER RIGHT THIS SECOND, AS I ALREADY HAVE A LOT ON MY PLATE. I REALLY NEED TO LEARN TO TAKE ONE STEP AT A TIME, INSTEAD OF TAKING EVERYTHING ALL AT ONCE AND BURNING MYSELF OUT. BECAUSE AT THE END OF THE DAY, I REALLY WANT TO DO MY BEST AT EVRY JOB THAT I DO.
1ST OF DECEMBER 2020
START DATE
I HAVEN'T HEARD ANYTHING FROM SOPHIE IN A WHILE. I GUESS THAT SHE IS JUST BUSY WITH THE 'GRATEFUL DEAD' AND IS PROBABLY TRYING TO CONCLUDE THINGS BEFORE THE HOLIDAY. I HOPE SHE CONTACTS ME SOON BECAUSE I CANNOT WAIT TO FIND OUT WHEN MY START DATE IS!
BACK
10TH OF DECEMBER 2020
IT PROBLEMS
SO TODAY ANNE-MARIE CONTACTED ME SAYING THAT SHE HADN'T RECEIVED ANY FORM FOR MY WARNER PLACEMENT FROM ME YET. SHE ALSO SAID THAT SHE HAS BEEN TRYING TO CONTACT ME TO FIGURE OUT A WAY TO COUNT MY FREELANCE WORK AS DPS DAYS, BUT THAT I KEEP NOT RESPONDING.
I HAD NO IDEA THAT THIS WAS HAPPENING! I CHECK ALL MY EMAIL ACCOUNTS REGULARLY, AND HAD NOT SEEN ANYTHING. I FOUND SOME FROM ANNE-MARIE IN MY JUNK FOLDER, BUT NOT ANY TALKING ABOUT SIP FORMS. MAYBE THAT IS WHY I HAVEN'T HEARD FROM SOPHIE EITHER?
I EXPLAINED THIS TO ANNE-MARIE, AND FELT REALLY BAD. I DID NOT WANT HER TO THINK THAT I WAS BEING IRRESPONSIBLE/UNPROFESSIONAL, AND THAT I AM TAKING THIS YEAR AND MY WORK VERY SERIOUSLY. AS A RESULT OF ALL THIS, WE HAVE SET UP A MEETING FOR 2PM ON THE 15TH OF DECEMBER TO FIGURE OUT AND TALK ABOUT EVERYTHING THAT I NEED TO SORT OUT.
15TH OF DECEMBER 2020
OUR MEETING
TODAY OUR MEETING WENT WELL. WE WERE ABLE TO FIGURE OUT THAT I COULD FILL OUT A FORM AS AN 'INTERDISCIPLINARY IMAGE-MAKER'. IT TOOK US A WHILE TO FIGURE THAT TERM OUT, BUT WHEN WE DID, SOMETHING CLICKED. FOR THE LONGEST TIME I HAD JUST BEEN CALLING MYSELF A MULTI-DISCIPLINARY ARTIST, BUT THAT ALWAY JUST FELT SO GENERIC. BUT AS SOON AS I REALISED THAT 'INTERDISCIPLINARY IMAGE-MAKER' WAS A THING, I FELT LIKE I HAD FOUND SOMETHING THAT SUIT ME MORE. SO NOT ONLY DO I NOW I HAVE A SOLUTION TO COUNT ALL THE DAYS I HAVE BEEN WORKING IN THE PAST MONTHS, BUT I ALSO FELT LIKE I FOUND A LITTLE SENSE OF IDENTITY THROUGH OUT OUR CONVERSATION. THAT JUST MADE ME FEEL THIS MUCH MORE CONFIDENT.
IN OUR MEETING I ALSO REALISED THAT I HAD MISUNDERSTOOD WHAT I HAD TO DO TO CONFIRM MY WARNER DATE. I THOUGHT THAT SOPHIE WAS GOING TO TELL ME A START DATE FIRST, AND THAT THEN I WOULD FILL OUT HE FORM. BUT ACTUALLY IT WAS THE OTHER WAY AROUND OOPS.
I CONFIRMED THAT I WOULD SEND BOTH SIP AND THE WARNER PLACEMENT FORM TO ANNE-MARIE ON THE 17TH BEFORE WE BREAK FOR THE HOLIDAY. I ALSO SAID THAT I WOULD FIX THE IT PROBLEM FOR THE NEW YEAR SO THAT THESE INTERRUPTIONS IN COMMUNICATION WON'T HAPEN AGAIN. AND TO MAKE EVEN MORE SURE OF THIS, I ASKED IF ANNE-MARIE COULD ASLO EMAIL ME AT MY PERSONAL ACCOUNT, BECAUSE I KNOW THAT THAT ONE HAS NO PROBLEMS AT ALL.
1ST OF FEBRUARY 2021
NEW YEAR, SAME PROBLEM
TODAY I RECEIVED AN ALARMING E-MAIL FROM ANNE-MARIE SAYING THAT HER AND SOPHIE HAVE BEEN TRYING TO CONTACT ME OVER JANUARY, THROUGH BOTH MY UNIVERSITY EMAIL AND MY PERSONAL ONE! BUT I HAVEN'T RECEIVED ANYTHING AT ALL!! AND I KNOW THIS FOR SURE BECAUSE I RECENTLY JUST DID A TIDY OF MY ACCOUNTS, SO I COULD KEEP BETTER TRACK OF MY INBOXES. ANNE-MARIE SAID THAT SHE NEVER GOT MY SIP FORM, WHICH MEANS SOPHIE NEVER GOT HERS. THIS WAS REALLY UPSETTING TO HEAR BECAUSE I REALLY DIDN'T WANT EITHER TO LOSE TRUST IN ME, NOR DID I WANT TO LOSE THE OPPORTUNITY TO COUNT MY FREELANCE WORK AS DPS DAYS AS WELL AS MY PLACEMENT WITH WARNER. I FELT SO SO STRESSED, AND REPLIED IMMEDIATELY.
WE FIGURED OUT THAT THERE WAS A MISSING LETTER IN THE ADDRESS FOR MY PERSONAL EMAIL, AND WE GUESSED THAT MY UNI ACCOUNT HADN'T BEEN FIXED AFTER ALL. ANNE-MARIE SAID THAT I STILL HAD THE CHANCE TO SEND OVER FORMS, BUT THEY HAD TO BE SENT OVER ASAP. I WAS SO RELIEVED WHEN SHE SAID THAT. I WAS HONESTLY WORRIED SICK - I HAVE BEEN WORKING SO HARD! SHE WAS ALSO GOING TO SEND ME ALL THE EMAILS FROM JANUARY, SO THAT I COULD LOOK OVER THEM AND SET A TUTORIAL DATE.
I ALSO EMAILED SOPHIE TO EXPLAIN WHAT HAD BEEN HAPPENING, AND APOLOGISED. I REALLY HOPE THAT SHE UNDERSTANDS AND IS STILL WILLING TO TAKE ME ON BOARD.
I UPDATED BOTH OF THEM WITH MY PERSONAL/PROFESSIONAL EMAIL ACCOUNT, AND ASKED IF I COULD BE CONTACTED THROUGH HERE UNTIL I SORT OUT THE UNIVERSITY ONE.
WHAT I HAVE LEARNED FROM THIS IS THAT I REALLY NEED TO DO CONSTANT CHECK-UPS ON ANYONE THAT I AM WORKING WITH, INSTEAD OF JUST WAITING TO SEE WHAT HAPPENS. IT PERHAPS IS BETTER TO BE THE ONE WHO EMAILS A LOT AND MAKES SURE THAT THE COMMUNICATION IS FLOWING, INSTEAD OF THE ONE THAT DOESN'T EMAIL AT ALL AND ENDS UP LOSING OUT ON OPPORTUNITIES.
THAT SEEMS TO BE THE BIGGEST LESSON DURING THIS DPS YEAR: COMMUNICATION. IN ALL WAYS.
17TH OF DECEMBER
ALL GOOD
I HAVE NOW FINALLY SENT OVER BOTH FORMS AND I THINK HAVE FIXED MY E-MAIL PROBLEM. HERE'S TO STARTING THE NEW YEAR PROPERLY!
9TH OF FEBRUARY 2021
MID MARCH
I EMAILED SOPHIE TODAY TO MAKE SURE THAT SHE RECEIVED MY FORMS. SHE ANSWERED IMMEDIATELY SAYING YES, AND THAT ALL WAS GOOD! SHE ASKED IF I HAD A PLACEMENT IN MID/LATE MARCH, AND IF I WANTED TO START THEN. I SAID THAT THEN WAS PERFECT, AS I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING SCHEDULED.
I WILL FINALLY START ON THE 15TH OF MARCH!
16TH OF FEBRUARY 2021
EXCITEMENT BUILDS
TODAY SOPHIE AND I HAD A QUICK CHAT TO SEE IF I HAD ANY DOUBTS OR ANYTHING. I DIDN'T REALLY, SO SHE JUST REITERATED WHAT THE JOB WOULD BE ABOUT.
SHE SEEMS SO CALM AND NICE, WHICH IS REALLY REASSURING TO ME. I AM EXCITED TO BE WORKING WITH HER. SHE ALSO SAID THAT HOPEFULLY I WILL GET A CHANCE TO COME INTO THE WARNER MUSIC OFFICES, AS THEY ARE AMAZING AND INSPIRATIONAL.
ICAN'T WAIT TO START THIS JOURNEY.